[up-tempo music playing]
[male narrator 1] Then.
[man 1] Woo!
[male narrator] Now.
[wrestler 1] Acknowledge me!
-[wrestler 2] The king of kings. -[wrestler 3] You can't see me.
[male narrator 1] Forever together.
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
[crowd chanting] Wow oh oh.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer 1] Please welcome one half of the undisputed
WWE Tag Team champions,
the American nightmare,
Cody Rhodes!
[Vic] The biggest, most star-studded Tuesday
in NXT history in the first 30 minutes commercial free.
Few years ago, this sight would have been unimaginable.
Cody has said he never thought
he would ever step foot in the performance center,
let alone on NXT ring.
For the NXT universe, they are on their feet.
In what will be an emotional night for Cody,
the American nightmare is here with a major announcement.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Cody.
Yeet!
[whistle sounds]
[crowd chanting] Yeet!
Yeet!
[crowd cheering]
So,
NXT universe,
[crowd cheering]
what do we want to talk about?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Yeet!
I would be lying
if I told you I ever thought I would be standing
in this particular ring.
[crowd cheering]
But now that I am,
something feels right.
Right?
It's the Rhodes. It's Florida.
We've spilled blood all over this state.
We have had milestones and memories
with each and every one of you,
and it is in the vain of gratitude I want to cut right to it.
I do, indeed, have an announcement.
[crowd cheering]
Actually, announcements.
[crowd cheering]
We have all been enjoying
the Women's Breakout Tournament,
eight of them buying single elimination.
Who is going to be the next Tiffany Stratton,
who going to be the next Rhea Ripley? At the conclusion of that tournament,
the men will also have a Breakout tournament.
[crowd cheering]
[whistle sounds]
And I kept hearing
when people found out I was going to be here tonight,
I kept hearing people talking about a certain tag team tournament.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Dusty!
You guys sound like you want that?
[crowd cheering]
Well, that's good,
because the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is also coming back.
[crowd cheering]
But one more.
One more announcement.
[crowd chattering]
On perhaps the biggest night in NXT history,
I have the privilege,
Shawn Michaels has made it,
so tonight, I am the special guest general manager of NXT!
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] Booker, that is a huge announcement.
Cody Rhodes has the pencil tonight.
[Booker] Yeah, I can't wait to see exactly
how it plays out with this guy right here.
It's the champ walking in. This is Ilja Dragunov.
That man, Mat Dragon, Vic.
[classical music playing]
[crowd chanting] Happy birthday!
Cody Rhodes,
my apologies for interrupting you, but I couldn't,
I simply couldn't
pass the opportunity to welcome you to NXT.
[crowd cheering]
You know, your announcements bring hope to the future of the brand. They do.
They create excitement,
and breathe life into NXT.
[crowd cheering]
But besides that, I simply wanted to meet a man,
this man, you.
This man who brings this passion,
this man who brings this energy,
this man who brings the will to suffer
for the entire WWE Universe!
[crowd cheering]
You are a man who fights with a fire
and pushes everything he does to the next level.
And this is something I want to do like you.
This is something I promise to do.
I promised to push this brand to the next level
with a fire that only the Mat Dragon can blow!
[upbeat music playing]
[crowd cheering]
You two really out here patting each other on the back?
[crowd booing]
The WWE Universe is here to see
the greatest superstar this brand has to offer.
Me!
[crowd chattering]
Ilja, you…
[crowd chanting] You suck.
You may be the NXT champion,
but you don't compare to me.
The one and only true AA champion.
[crowd chanting] [inaudible]
So you want to feel Cody's energy,
why don't you ask him about his energy level
every time the Judgment Day has left him lying?
[crowd cheering]
Dominik, listen.
Why am I not surprised at all that you came out to talk
while nobody in this entire arena wants to listen to the sound of your voice.
[crowd cheering]
And by the way, by the way,
you know my father actually used to work in a prison.
So I know exactly how to turn a barking dog
into a sweet little puppy.
[crowd cheering]
Did I hurt little Ilja?
[crowd booing]
If you want to be just like your hero, Cody,
why don't you put that NXT championship
on the line tonight against me
and see if you really are half the man you say you are.
So, Dom,
what I'm hearing is
you're not willing to put your North American championship on the line?
[crowd cheering]
Dom's been carrying the whole of WWE
on his back this entire year.
[crowd cheering]
He just won the NXT North American championship again.
So I don't believe…
[Ilja] Dom, Dom, listen.
Today is actually a day of celebration, right?
[crowd cheering]
And as a gift… As a gift to myself,
I couldn't imagine anything better
than eat a man like you alive in this ring!
[crowd cheering]
And Rhea, darling,
I'm gonna smash your boy!
[Cody] I got it, I got it. I forgot, I forgot.
I am a special guest general manager.
So guess what?
That match for the NXT championship
for tonight is official!
[crowd cheering]
And here's the problem, right.
Knowing what I know about the Judgment Day,
the numbers game, when one of you is out here where the others are,
this match needs a special guest referee.
[crowd cheering]
No, no, it's not me.
Actually, the special guest referee,
the hottest star in WWE today, LA Knight!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] You've got to be kidding me, Book!
-[Booker] Oh, yeah! -[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] Quite the start to the night.
[Booker] You're kidding me, man.
[Vic] NXT championship match,
Dragunov/Mysterio with LA Knight, the special guest referee.
We can't forget about the huge main event.
Carmelo Hayes against Bron Breakker
as they run it back one more time
and in the corner of Carmelo Hayes,
-the one and only John Cena. -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] He's arrived earlier in style,
he's ready to see [inaudible] NXT for the first time ever.
Booker, why are you laughing? This is a huge main event.
I thought he would roll…
That's not John, John is all about power, style, swag, and class.
John Cena in the corner of Carmelo Hayes.
Paul Heyman in the corner of Bron Breakker.
-Oh, my god. Yes. -A huge main event here tonight.
-[crowd cheering] -[upbeat music playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Roxanne Perez!
[Vic] Ahead of this match up,
Kelly Kincaid is standing by.
The viewing room is already buzzing.
Normally, that would be for the Women's Breakout Tournament.
Because tonight is so huge, nobody wants to miss a single second,
including the match between Asuka
and last year [inaudible] Breakout Tournament winner, Roxanne Perez.
Vic. Okay. Back to you.
[Vic] Thanks, Kelly. What did they call that, Book?
-A locker room sellout? -[Booker] Yeah, that's what that is.
You don't want to miss the action right here. Big night for Roxanne Perez.
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
[Alicia] And her opponent, making her way to the ring,
Asuka!
[Vic] The empress of tomorrow back on NXT.
Booker, Asuka has never lost in an NXT ring debut.
Eight years ago this past Saturday, on this brand.
The question I have for you when it comes to Roxanne Perez,
-is she ready for Asuka? -[Booker chuckles]
[Booker] I have been waiting and anticipating this match up all week.
[inaudible] all the accolades [inaudible].
[inaudible]
All of that gold out the window tonight,
Vic, this right here is the most important match of Roxanne Perez's career.
-[Vic] Wait a minute. -[Booker] Oh! What the…
[upbeat music playing]
-[Vic] The hits keep on coming! -[Booker chuckles]
[Booker] What a night.
Tonight is [inaudible], Vic.
[Vic] Booker, welcome to the bull pit.
Is she on commentary? Did you set this up?
[Booker] She's on commentary. Set her up. Give her the headset.
[Vic] I didn't say it. You set her up.
[Booker] Get somebody here.
-Get the guys over here. Hook her up. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] We are joined [inaudible] flip that around.
There we go.
Try it one more. Try it one more time.
[crowd chanting] Welcome back.
[Vic] We are being joined by Shotzi on commentary.
We got the prodigy, the empress of tomorrow.
Hey, this is your favorite time of the year. Welcome, it's Halloween.
It's Halloween.
[Vic] That's your favorite holiday. Did you know that?
-[Booker] What's up? -[Shotzi cheering]
[Vic] Why're you looking at her?
[Booker] It's been a long time.
[Shotzi] I know. I miss Booker T.
[Vic] Shotzi, Asuka, Cody Rhodes,
the prodigy, John Cena,
reasons why right now on NXT trending number one
I got to say with Halloween coming up,
Halloween Havoc around the corner a few weeks.
You know when you were the host of Halloween Havoc?
[Shotzi] Of course I remember when I was the host.
You know what?
I got a secret for you. It was so awesome.
I am coming back for another round!
[Vic] Again?
-You are hosting again? -[Shotzi] I'm hosting again!
[Vic] We just got a scoop, Book.
-You just got a scoop. -I just got the scoop.
[Shotzi] But, here is another scoop.
It was so much fun, I got to share the fun,
and I am bringing a friend.
Me and Scarlett hosting Halloween Havoc night.
-[Vic] That is night one. -[Booker] Oh yeah.
[Vic] That's coming around the corner.
Halloween Havoc, two weeks, two-week TV special here on USA.
We talk about everything.
I want to focus on this match up for a second.
Roxanne Perez has entered
the women's world rumble, iron survivor winner,
Smack Down debut, the iron survivor challenge,
NXT deadline is back Saturday December 9th.
-[Booker] Oh! -[Vic] The final
and next premium live event of the year.
Roxanne Perez, a chance to pick up some momentum.
She is taking on someone like Asuka. A huge test, Booker,
-[Vic] for the final. -[Booker] This is it, Vic.
[inaudible]
Testing your mettle.
I remember being in there with Ricky Steamboat.
[Vic] Cover, Asuka.
[Booker] Guys like Flair. I say, "Man, I'm here [inaudible]"
And you are wondering, can I pass this test?
[Vic] Still to come, the pub rules six-man Tag Team match up
-is going to be mayhem. -[Booker] There you go.
[Vic] When it comes to, oh, to the midsection.
When it comes to Roxanne Perez, Booker,
why does she care what other people say about her?
She's sick of comments made by [inaudible]
And she has to feel she proved herself?
[Booker] She is from [inaudible], a small town.
Lot of little girls like her growing up
aspired to be like her one day, champions, Vic.
She is a role model, man.
[Vic] She is in here with Asuka and, Shotzi, you had an opportunity to be
in the ring with the empress of tomorrow.
What makes her so great?
[Shotzi] Asuka is a legend.
She is who I strive to be in this business.
She is one of the best.
I would love to get in the ring with her more.
[Vic] I know. Don't say that too loud.
She is right here. I mean.
Who knows what you can do at Halloween Havoc.
[inaudible] You can make anything happen.
[Shotzi] You're so right. You are giving me ideas.
[Vic] Halloween havoc, of course, the Valkyria,
Becky Lynch, two weeks from tonight on Halloween Havoc
for the NXT championship. But again, I can't believe
Shotzi and Scarlett are the hosts of Halloween Havoc.
You know Booker loves Halloween?
-His favorite is the boogie machine. -[Booker] yeah.
I love Halloween but a good even more.
Right now Roxanne Perez is stepping up, Vic.
[Vic] Look at Perez starting to fight, swinging for the fences.
Asuka running in, a clothesline, right back comes Perez,
and Perez answering the challenge
-this moment. -[Booker] You've got to understand
this is the ultimate test for Roxanne Perez.
Like I say, all the championships don't matter to this match up right here
against the empress of tomorrow.
[Vic] She is tired of the talk, that being Roxanne Perez.
And Booker, do you disapprove of Perez looking to prove her toughness
to the NXT locker room?
-Oh no! -[Booker] Of course not.
I say you've got to know that you are better
than that person standing across from you every single night.
You've got to prove yourself. That's what Roxanne Perez is doing
against perhaps one of the greatest ever, Vic.
[Vic] Perez turning the game around in this moment.
Taking on a woman in Asuka who has done it all
in the WWE, all began at NXT.
Held the NXT title for over 500 days.
Longer than anyone.
Women's money in the bank, women's royal rumble,
-One, -[Vic] multiple women's titles
-and right now Perez is taking it to her. -[crowd] two, three.
[Booker] She is very composed right now with Asuka.
I'm gonna tell you, butterflies are all over the place.
She is getting those butterflies to line up and fly straight, Vic.
-Oh, yeah! -[Vic] Cross body.
Can Perez be the first to hand in [inaudible] to Asuka in NXT?
Hook the leg. Asuka just able to kick out.
Shotzi, you know, I'm sure you watch every Tuesday.
A lot to like when you look at Roxanne Perez.
She also has a long list of accomplishments.
[Shotzi] Absolutely. She is amazing.
She has what it takes to do everything that Asuka has done.
-[Vic] And maybe a little bit more. Asuka. -[Booker] Wow!
-[Booker] [inaudible] -[Vic] Cover.
[Vic] Just getting that right shoulder up.
Look at the transition right back into a submission,
but Perez continuing to fight.
Back on her feet. Asuka rolled through,
shoulders down, and another near fall.
Asuka cannot be in a good mood.
She's got right back in. Shoulders down one more time, another kick-out,
close to capturing the WWE women's championship
this past Saturday at Fast Lane but her shoulders are down one more time.
Perez trying to tie her up. Gets caught.
-[Booker] Yeah. -[Vic] Now in the Asuka…
[Booker] Got caught in a bad position.
[Vic] She's got to fight.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Trying to navigate her way free.
-[Booker] Beautiful! -[Vic] Shoulders down!
[Vic] Oh, just able to kick-out. Look at Asuka.
Not letting go.
[Booker] Roxanne Perez started with me when she was 16 years old, Vic.
She is a veteran in her own right.
[Vic] Getting caught.
[Booker] Wow!
-[Vic] Spinning kick right to the temple! -[Booker] No, man.
[Vic] Asuka lining up Perez
for the knockout blow. Into the cover.
-One, two, three. -[Booker] Wow.
-[bell ringing] -[Vic] And Asuka remains
-undefeated in NXT. -[upbeat music playing]
[Booker] Wow.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Asuka!
[Shotzi] Wow, what a fight.
[Vic] What a match.
-What a way to kick off NXT. -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] For Asuka. For Roxanne Perez.
For Asuka, she has that killer instinct.
Learning experience,
Roxanne Perez.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] And quite the show of respect
from Asuka to the prodigy.
Again, to gain Asuka's respect
that speaks volumes to the women's locker room
because Asuka brought it. Roxanne Perez stood toe-to-toe
with the best.
Some say experience can a hard teacher.
But what a match. And there it is.
The show of respect from Asuka to Roxanne Perez.
Kiana James?
Shotzi!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] One of the hosts of Halloween Havoc.
-Taking it to Kiana James. -[Booker chuckles]
Oh, yes!
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
[Booker] I'm loving this party, man!
[Vic] Kiana James might regret her decision to come out
and get in the face of Roxanne Perez.
[Vic] We know how big the main event is tonight
between Carmelo Hayes and Bron Breakker.
We saw the arrival of John Cena earlier tonight.
When you talk about rivals,
here is someone known as the wise man.
Paul Heyman made his way here earlier tonight
to lend his guidance to Bron Breakker.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] He was authorized to do so from Roman Reigns.
Someone tell me which door I go in?
[woman 1] This way, sir.
What're you doing around here [inaudible]
[Vic] Doesn't know what door to walk into.
But nonetheless, it is the main event the world has been talking about
here tonight on NXT.
John Cena in the corner of Carmelo Hayes.
Paul Heyman in the corner of Bron Breakker.
Hayes/Breakker run it back here tonight.
Not to mention this has been made official.
The first act as general manager tonight, Cody Rhodes has delivered.
The NXT title will be defended.
Can "Dirty" Dom bring more gold to the Judgment Day
or will the Czar crush the competition?
[inaudible]
Are you ready, Mark?
-I'm ready, Joe. -You're ready, Wolf?
Come on, Joe.
They challenge us, bro.
Let's show hem who we are.
We are the Gallus brothers!
Come on!
[indistinct talking]
Listen to me.
I need the Tyler Bate that I battled with all over Europe.
I need the big strong boy that I tore the house down with in Chicago.
-You ready? -I'm ready.
[inaudible]
It's time.
It's fight night.
Banger after banger after banger
after banger after banger after banger after banger.
[up-tempo music playing]
[Vic] Book, are you prepared?
Are you ready?
It's Pub Rules tonight.
-[Booker laughs] -[booms]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a six man Pub Rules match.
Introducing first, the team of Tyler Bate
-and his partners… -[Vic] Hey!
-Wasting no time. Breaking rules on Raw. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Pub Rules tonight. It's tornado rules.
Everyone is legal. Pinfall, submission, in the ring. This is going to be mayhem.
[Booker] You expected that, Vic.
-You expected that. Like here… -[Vic] Whoa!
[Booker] That is not a match.
This is not a wrestling match. This is a fight.
[Vic] This is right up the allies of all six of these superstars.
And there goes the big strong boy.
Butch asked Tyler Bate to lead the Zen,
-the meditation, -[Booker] Oh,
-here we go. -[Vic] leave it all in the back.
-Is that a pool cue? -[crowd cheering]
-[Booker] Vic, we [inaudible]… -[Vic] Wait a minute.
He is looking for the corner pocket.
[Booker] Oh, yes!
[Booker laughs]
[Vic] You know, you have been laughing all night
-like a nervous… -[Booker] No, no,
no, I like it, back in the day you call it a friendly tap.
You handle this [inaudible] right here.
This is what men do.
They fight and then pay
after this was [inaudible]
Yeah.
[Vic] That's a dart into the fingers.
Are you kidding me?
Anything, everything legal.
-It's Pub Rules! -[Booker] He said he was going to do it.
With these Coffey boys out here, [inaudible] Wolfgang…
Oh, yes!
[Vic] Poor Mark. Couldn't figure out the fire extinguisher.
But the big Ridge figured it out.
[Booker] You don't want to make him mad.
Somebody might get hurt, Vic.
[Vic] They got put in the trash can.
His feelings are going to be hurt. Take a look at this.
You know, I actually feel bad for…
No, I really don't. I retract, wait a minute. What?
[Booker] 7-10 split.
[Vic] What's that one, book?
[Booker] A big cross-body from a big man
-whose name is Ridge Holland. -[Vic] [inaudible]
Sheamus posted on social media
this is going to be a banger.
Right now it's getting banged all over the place.
The Gallus boys.
[inaudible]
-[thuds] -[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Oh, Butch is hurt. Butch is…
-[Vic] Butch hyper-extended that leg. -[Booker] I think so. I think so.
[Vic] He is is he done for the match up? He went down quickly.
If it's three-on-two, that's not gonna…
[Booker] [inaudible] Oh, yes!
[Vic] Bate, I am trying to look at Butch right now, Book.
[Booker] [inaudible]
[Vic] This is not three-on-two.
[Booker] Let me tell you right now, Coffey boys, Wolfgang, they are…
[Vic] No, no, no, no, no, no! Oh!
It's all legal because it's Pub Rules.
[Booker] [inaudible]
[crowd] Rules.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Back live on NXT, what a night it's been.
Started with Cody Rhodes announcing he'd be the general manager of the night.
An NXT championship match.
John Cena is here. Paul Heyman is here.
And we have a six man Pub Rules
tornado tag team match up and we have been
trending number one since the start.
[Booker] Right now butch single-handedly trying to take back control
from the Coffey boys and Wolfgang. Here we go, Vic.
[Vic] Started at no mercy
when Gallus attacked Bate and Butch.
Last Pub Rules match by the way for Gallus.
They got suspended and sent packing.
-[Booker] Oh, yes! -[Vic] [inaudible]
[Booker] Oh, yes!
-Oh, yes. -[Vic] How many…
[Booker] A lot of Pub Rules fight, Vic.
I mean, I grew up fighting my whole life…
[Vic] Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] I can't get out of the way fast enough.
[crowd chattering]
[Vic] Butch Breakout Tournament continues tonight
for these two, all over the place.
[Booker] Something's gonna happen, Vic.
-I can feel it -[Vic] Count it!
-[Booker] in my bones! -[crowd] One, two, three,
four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] There has been bowling balls, kegs, darts,
and it's all legal in this Pub Rules match.
I kind of feel bad for Gallus.
Then again, I don't.
Bam!
[Booker] Oh, my. Big shots! Triple shot, Vic.
[Vic] This match up, John Cena will be here live.
-A bop, a bang, a German suplex -[crowd] One, two,
-three, oh. -[Vic] and almost a victory
for Butch and Bate.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] I mean, big Ridge extra fired up here tonight.
The universe is fired up.
All these superstars looking to kick some arse here this evening.
And what the hell is Wolfgang thinking about?
[Booker] He is going, oh, yes!
[Vic] A man that big shouldn't be able to do things like that.
-[Booker] Wow! -[Vic] In the blink of an eye.
Gallus turning this around.
And again tag rules.
All six superstars are legal.
-[Booker] The boy's fighting. -[Vic] Any ways can win,
that's exactly the way to put.
This is a bar fight here on NXT.
[Booker] Yeet, big shot!
Big shot by Bate.
[Vic] Big strong boy just got caught by Joe Coffey.
[Booker] Little Joe Coffey with a big shot right there.
-[Vic] So little, Book. -[Booker] That's just a theory,
oh, yes, here we go!
-Here we go! -[Vic] What am I looking at?
What an innovative submission
-from Coffey. Oh, no. -[Booker] Strange.
[crowd cheering]
-[Vic] Watch out, ref! -[Booker] Yeah.
[Vic] That pool cue dropping Coffey.
Coffey just couldn't let it go.
He lost to Butch straight up
and couldn't let it go and this is what happens.
[Booker] Here they are right now.
[Vic] Uh-oh. Holland.
Come one, let me talk to him.
[Vic] Are we going to get three submissions in one? Add them up, Book!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] With an assist from the pool cue.
[Booker] Good position here for the Coffey boys.
[Vic] Able to…
[Booker] Oh, yes!
[Vic] Joe Coffey is still on that Boston crab
and able to reverse and kick out and power his way free.
[Booker] You see the strength of Mark Coffey right there.
Just muscling to get in that position right there.
[crowd chanting] NXT.
[Vic] We knew everyone would be extra fired up, Book,
but, I mean, this is unreal.
All six of these super,
oh no, miscommunication!
Butch rocked Bate.
Wolfgang squishing Butch.
And now the Gallus boys looking to be on top.
-Double cover. -[Booker] This is it!
-This is it, man! Whoa! -[Vic] Oh, whoa!
[Booker] Where did he come from?
[Vic] Bate willing to risk it all to keep this match afloat
for the big strong boots.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] One table wasn't enough.
I suppose you're happy they are not coming for our table.
[Booker] Vic, all these guys are familiar with each other.
They've seen this battle before.
Right now different place, different time, but the same action, man.
Oh, yes!
[Vic] Again, it was Butch who asked Bate,
leave the Zen, leave the meditation.
I need you. And Bate just got lifted and planted.
[Booker] You can meditate later on, Vic.
You can't bring meditation into a fight like this.
You've got to be ready go.
There will be a lot of…
[Vic] Are you talking about the numbers advantage?
But look at big Ridge,
the strength to toss not one,
but two men out of the way.
And Joe Coffey now.
All the best for the bell, swing and a miss.
Knocking the keg down.
Then knocking Ridge down.
[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] Is this the moment for Joe Coffey?
Is this the moment for Gallus?
-[Booker] Joe Coffey… -[Vic] [inaudible] captioned,
Joe Coffey's been looking for it.
A power bomb.
[Booker] Yeet.
[Vic] Butch able to skim across the bridge of the nose. Oh. The bounce.
-[Booker] Tell you something. -[Vic] I don't know.
[Booker] Joe Coffey has been proving his wealth as far
as being a leader on this team of Gallus.
You've got to love it, Vic.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome.
[Vic] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait, I thought that was your beer.
[Booker] The bar fight! The bar fight.
[Vic] Is that a beer?
A little insult to…
Oh!
He just broke that mug across the face of Coffey.
And add them up. Triple.
[crowd cheering]
-Power bomb! -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] And a broken glass.
-Through the table -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Vic] and the pub is closed -[bell ringing]
[Vic] for them Gallus boys.
[Alicia] Here are your winners, the team of Tyler Bate
and the Brawling Brutes.
[Vic] The universe is firing up.
You are sitting in a pint of beer because I can smell it.
This was quite the pub fight here on NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] A behind-the-scenes look at what it takes
to become the man with the brand-new memoir,
Becky Lynch, "The Man."
"Not Your Average Girl."
Preorder your copy today
on your favorite book retail site.
Becky Lynch is set to face Lyra Valkyria
two weeks from tonight at Halloween Havoc night one
for the NXT women's championship.
[dramatic music playing]
[male narrator 2] Dublin. A city that has given rise to fighters.
In two weeks is Halloween Havoc,
two women from an adverse city clash for the very first time.
The NXT women's champion,
one of the most decorated women in WWE history,
the Man, Becky Lynch, battles her challenger
seen by some as Becky's protégé
and quite possibly Becky's successor.
Lyra Valkyria.
Their parallel journeys are separated only by time.
Becky blazed a trailer, never seen or done before.
The first Irish woman signed by the WWE.
Eight-time world champion.
Wrestle Mania headliner.
A decade later, Lyra embarks on an excursion
trying to follow in her idol's footsteps.
[Lyra] There is no reason
why anyone can't make it and there is no reason you can't make it.
[male narrator 2] Two women from the same island
with the same dream have only crossed paths once before.
Becky and Lyra understand each other
because they have driven down the same roads.
Trained at the same school.
Competed in the same local rings.
Moved their lives across the pond in pursuit of their goal.
It's almost as if these two women can look at each other
and see their past and their future
at the same time.
But on October 24th,
it's not about the past or the future.
It's about the present.
On night one of Halloween Havoc,
words like admiration, respect, rivalry will be put aside
because only one Irish woman will leave as NXT women's champion.
But who will it be?
The Moragan or the Man?
Lyra Valkyria,
we saw how significant this NXT women's title match is at Halloween Havoc.
-McKenzie, seeing that footage… -[Nox] Hey, Lyra.
Dude, congratulations on that match last week. It was incredible.
Thanks, Tegan. A look on Raw last night,
-that could have gone either way. -Okay. So that's why I'm here.
I was seconds away from beating Becky.
I am on the verge of smashing.
I know what it takes to beat her.
Unfortunately, dude, I don't want to do this to you,
but your title match has to wait.
My title?
Must be nice to live in Tegan land.
I worked my whole career
for this opportunity at Halloween Havoc.
You couldn't get the job done last night.
Halloween Havoc is the biggest night of my career,
and I'm not gonna let anyone get in the way.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] For the first time on NXT,
John Cena is here!
The 16-time world champion will address the universe next!
[Booker] [inaudible]
What?
-[up-tempo music playing] -[crowd cheering]
This is NXT, right.
This is NXT!
Man!
You need to be here for this. This is special.
Ryan, we made it to the town.
They're singing the song. When the hell does that happen?
[inaudible]
[Alicia] Please welcome the greatest of all time,
John Cena!
[Vic] The NXT universe on their feet!
The 16-time world champion.
[Booker] It says it all, Vic.
Hustle, loyalty, respect.
This man, this man, John Cena, is all about that.
Big man [inaudible]
[Vic] Soaking it all in.
[Booker] He knows.
He knows, Vic.
[Vic] Listen to this place.
That is the most street cred I have gotten in the past 15 years.
Thank you so much! Man!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Cena, Cena, Cena.
Man, you know,
everybody talks about how NXT is the future.
[crowd cheering]
I guess they can't see that we're making history tonight!
[crowd cheering]
I mean, Cody Rhodes is the GM,
LA Knight is a referee.
We just turned this place into a pub.
I'm still waiting on my pint, by the way.
You are singing my theme song!
[crowd cheering]
That's what makes this place beautiful, right?
It's what makes this place great. It's each and every one of y'all
and what happens right here in the NXT ring every Tuesday night.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] NXT.
Yo, yo, you see it, but to be here, man,
there is nothing like being this room. It is long overdue.
[crowd cheering]
It is my honor to be allowed to share space with you tonight.
Thank you so much.
[crowd cheering]
And I'm not alone.
I'm not alone.
I'm not unique in that case.
That's why LA Knight is here. That's why Cody Rhodes is here.
[crowd chanting] Thank you, Cena!
[man 2] Cena sucks.
[crowd chanting] Thank you, Cena!
[man 2] Cena sucks.
Honesty is a core value of mine.
I got tons of respect for that.
[crowd cheering]
Gratitude is also a core value of mine.
Thank you.
Thank you for creating the environment
that I want to visit,
that Cody Rhodes wants to visit, that LA Knight wants to visit,
that Becky Lynch wants to visit, that Seth Rollins wants to visit,
and there is a list of WWE superstars
kicking down the door to stand right here.
[crowd cheering]
I'll tell you what, because, yes,
we are Smack Down,
yes we are Raw,
and, yes, we are all
NXT!
[crowd cheering]
That's why Carmelo Hayes called me,
I couldn't say yes fast enough.
Sure we, share a lot in common like hustle, loyalty and respect.
He works hard.
Never gives up in the face of failure.
He is loyal to his friends, and, boy, do I respect him
for giving me the chance to be here with y'all tonight
for his match against Bron Breakker.
[crowd cheering]
[siren wailing]
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Talk about throwing a wet blanket on a situation.
-[up-tempo music playing] -[man 3 barking]
[Booker] The dog, Vic.
BRON BREAKKER
[Booker] That dog is ready to bark.
Oh, yes! No bread.
No water.
Just meat.
[crowd barking]
How you doing there, John?
-[crowd singing] Bron Breakker sucks. -[Bron laughs]
It's like being at a karaoke bar.
Like a dog pound and a karaoke bar in here.
I heard this song before.
Man, so much cooler when the ear lyrics are changed.
Hey, good to see you, man.
Thanks for coming.
By the way,
let me…
It's a big night for NXT.
It's a big night for WWE, huh?
[crowd cheering]
Let me give you a little fact.
These people didn't come here to see you.
[crowd booing]
They can't.
They came here to see me!
[crowd booing]
And you got everybody fooled living in some kind of fantasy land,
like Carmelo Hayes actually has a chance
to beat bad-ass Bron Breakker.
[crowd chanting something vulgar]
Because the greatest of all time in his corner?
Everybody here knows that the business is in your blood, right?
[crowd] Yeah.
And we all can see, ain't that sort of tank top,
you are athletically gifted.
We know that.
[crowd] Yeah.
We also all know
that your glaring weakness, young man, is your attitude.
[crowd cheering]
You lack respect.
I didn't come out here to run you down. But now that you're here,
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Let him fool.
No, no, this is a teachable moment.
[crowd cheering]
I'm excited for your match tonight.
And I am here to respectfully wish you
good luck.
[crowd chattering]
[Vic] Oh!
[crowd booing]
Get up! Get your ass up!
[Booker] What the hell?
Breakker ready for the spear.
[Vic] He's got to wake up earlier in the, Oh, yeah, Cena!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Cena was looking for that AA.
Bronson needed an attitude adjustment for months.
Fuel has been added to the fire of our main event tonight.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] Coming up in moments, the NXT title will be on the line.
the champion Ilja Dragunov, the challenger "Dirty" Dom,
made by the special guest general manager Cody Rhodes
with LA Knight as the special guest referee.
Title's on the line live next here on NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[Tony] Oh my guy.
There he is.
-How are you? -Good to see you.
Looking cool. Thank you so much.
That's right. Hang on. Listen, we got a little bit of a problem.
-Oh, no. Wait. A problem? -Yeah.
I am the special guest general manager.
So I can deal with a problem.
That's the thing the Don and I are looking for our next challengers.
-Since you are the GM, we have a solution. -Right. Listen to this first.
We get a whole mess of guys in the ring. Teams of two.
Ding, ding, the bell rings, they start going, boom, they're fighting,
bodies flying, how you doing, see you later.
There are two teams left, right?
The bell rings again, ring a ding ding, they start fighting, boom!
Bam, bah, bah.
There we with go. There's got to be a win,
bada bing, bada boom, there is a challenge.
Capeesh?
So I'm from Georgia.
-Maybe… -All right.
Let me put it like this, all right?
Look at that, alright.
Ten-team over the top battle royal.
You probably got eliminated. Too bad. Your whole team got eliminated.
We get down to two teams, we have the tag team match.
The winner faces us the Don night one Halloween Havoc.
-What do you think? -Boom.
-Huh? -Boom.
-Phew. Cherry on top. Halloween Havoc. -That's what I'm saying.
I don't like this. I don't love this.
Reminds me of these crazy concepts
my dad came up with his matches.
I think we set it in motion for next week.
-Guess what? -What?
Let's call it the Bada Bing, Bada Boom battle royal.
Oh!
[indistinct shouting]
Smart guy, huh?
[indistinct talking]
-Corbin, you requested this time. -[crowd booing]
What's on your mind?
Well, I think pretty obvious at this point.
Our new NXT champion is talking about taking a title
and turning it into incomparable passion.
What the hell does that even mean?
And then he accepts a match from Dominik.
A match he knows he can win.
What is he doing? What is he hiding?
Is he trying to pad his record?
Rack up those wins and make himself seem more important than he is?
Look, I know a thing or two about a thing or two.
And that man's rage, his anger, his phony intensity
doesn't fool me.
He is ducking.
He saw that I went out there at no mercy and I absolutely destroyed Bron Breakker
and he also knows outside of Melo, surviving,
I'm the only man who put Ilja down.
And that scares him.
So he is not giving the guy who actually deserves a title shot,
a shot.
I thought Ilja would be a better champion than Melo.
What I keep seeing is everyone around here is all the same.
And that's…
-[upbeat music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Corbin will be watching closely. But here is the man calling the shots.
[Alicia] Please welcome special guest referee
LA Knight!
[Vic] And we know LA Knight will do the right thing.
We need as many eyes ringside as we can get whenever "Dirty" Dom,
whenever Mami, whenever they are slithering around the ring.
[Booker] The superstar right here is LA Knight!
Giving the props, man.
-[crowd cheering] -[Vic] The hottest superstar
-in WWE. -[Booker] Come on!
That's what I'm talking about.
[Vic] Fresh off a big win over the bloodline
this past Saturday at Fast Lane, with John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
before the NXT championship.
Introducing first the challenger,
accompanied by the women's world champion,
Rhea Ripley,
representing the Judgment Day,
he is the NXT North American champion,
Dominik Mysterio!
[Vic] Can you imagine how NXT would be,
it'd be turned upside down if Dominik became not just the NXT champion,
he would become a double champion.
[Booker] Come on, Vic.
Can you imagine the ratings?
[Vic] Don't even, we will get to that.
-[crowd cheering] -[upbeat violin music playing]
[Alicia] And his opponent, he is the NXT champion,
Ilja Dragunov!
[Vic] And Dragunov who is set for his first title defense
thanks to our special guest general manager
Cody Rhodes who made a special guest referee,
that being, of course, LA Knight ,
a champion with honor
as Ilja Dragunov the complete opposite, by the way, of his opponent.
A champion with no honor in Dominik Mysterio.
It says the same thing about…
[Booker] Yeah, toe-to-toe, one-on-one, man-to-man,
Ilja Dragunov can compete with any man in the WWE.
The whole WWE bar none. That's how good he is, Vic.
[Vic] Back to your ratings comment.
"Dirty" Dom,
-how egotistical can you be… -[Booker] What?
[Vic] …to say that the reason everyone's eyes are on NXT is because of him?
[Booker] No question.
-Dominik… -[Vic] You are going to ask anyway.
[Booker] The main event several times.
-[Vic] Sure. Yes. -[Booker] Back in the day,
we used to say thanks.
But today it's [inaudible] egotistical.
-That's what you said, Vic. -[Vic] That is.
Tonight, someone like Ilja Dragunov,
-to Carmelo Hayes… -[Booker] That's what I'm saying.
[Vic] It's not just him
-people are watching. -[bell ringing]
[Booker] People used to say thank you. You look at the polls.
You look at the polls everyday.
-The kid has been [inaudible] weekly… -[Vic] Oh.
[Booker] That's [inaudible], that means money, that's what we talking about, Vic.
[Vic] He may be trending by the end of the night.
Dragunov said he would turn a barking dog into a puppy tonight.
That's what he warned Mami about. Dragunov now in this match up.
Taking it to Dom earlier on.
Again, trending number one, NXT title on the line,
LA Knight the special guest referee, dragging Dragunov's first title offense,
our general manager Cody Rhodes,
wanted to have a spectacular championship match up.
He delivered.
[Booker] Dominik walked into NXT,
took that championship away from Wes Lee.
This guy, Ilja Dragunov, he is a different champion.
That's what I like. He is all fire.
That's what I like about him.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] I give credit to LA Knight, by the way.
First of all, special guest referee wearing sunglasses
and still has the leather vest on with those jeans.
[Booker] As long as you have the ref shirt on.
[Vic] He does.
Dragunov trying the position, tossing Dom around,
shoulders down one more time.
And shoulder up at one. And look.
For Dragunov, he has to be prepared for everything in this match up.
That's what happens when you think of the Judgment Day.
They swarm with a pack of hyenas.
[Booker] Dragunov, [inaudible]
for the last 265 days, to get to this point.
And trust me, this is going to be different
this is going to be different.
That's why LA Knight needs to do his job, Vic.
[Vic] He is doing a job. He is doing a fine job.
[Booker] Exactly what I'm saying.
[Vic] Giving credit where credit is due.
[Vic] "Dirty" Dom, Mami smiling on the outside.
calling himself the "A" champion, double champion [inaudible]
down to the chest.
But just like his North American title, calling himself the "A" champion.
He stole it from Tricky, he stole it from Melo.
[Booker] You can say that, Vic. I am a believer in this business.
You win by any means necessary.
That's just the nature of the beast in this business, man.
[Vic] Still to come the main event Carmelo Hayes and Bron Breakker,
John Cena in the corner of Hayes,
Heyman in the corner of Bron Breakker.
Right now, all Ilja Dragunov.
[Booker] Can you imagine?
[Vic] Hey. And nice job.
Oh!
LA Knight did not see the thumb right to the eye of Dragunov
because Mami stuck her nose in this match.
[Booker] He is not a real referee.
-[Vic] Oh, come on. -[Booker] He don't know the logistics
-[inaudible] -[Vic] Logistics, my ass.
-Cheating is cheating. -Hey, hey, hey.
Back it off.
[Vic] Are we gonna have a new NXT champion?
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] This match made by our special general manager of the night,
the American dream, Cody Rhodes, NXT title on the line.
To add a little extra,
LA Knight is the special guest referee.
But "Dirty" Dom throughout the break has been taking this match over
and if Dom is so tough,
why did he put his North American title on the line?
[Booker] You tell me, unification, right?
You're talking about [inaudible], right?
You're talking about that [inaudible], right?
You're talking about a piece of the [inaudible]
-[Vic] He is so tough, so tough. -[Booker] [inaudible]
-You need to talk to Mami about that. -[Vic] I am not talking to Mami at all.
-[Booker] How about that? -[Vic] Right now Dom,
oh, big right hands.
Dragunov answering right back.
Judgment Day could have had the world heavyweight title last night
on Raw but "Dirty" Dom was stopped
from getting Damian Priest his money in the bank contract.
Preventing a hospital catch in.
Drew facing Seth "Freakin" Rollins three weeks
for the world heavyweight title.
Mami says once the NXT championship in the Judgment Day,
but right now, bang!
Clothesline.
-Dragunov fighting. -[Booker] [inaudible]
[Vic] This is what Dragunov does. He perseveres, he pushes through,
he will not be stopped.
[Booker] You've got to separate Dragunov from the sissies
if you think you are going to get a victory over this young man.
He is tough in every sense of the world, man!
Oh, yes. Here we go.
Here we go, Vic.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Strikes from Dragunov. LA Knight in great position.
-Oh! -[Booker] Beautiful [inaudible].
[Vic] Oh man, that's a nice job. A special guest referee…
[Booker] He is doing a hell of a job,
having a world title, understanding how to handle…
[Vic] Did you see Mami's eyes?
She feels it's slipping through her hands.
The NXT title is slipping through.
-She trying to grab on to "Dirty" Dom. -You get back out there.
[Vic] LA Knight right there. Admonishing Rhea Ripley. Look at Dragunov,
[Booker] Oh.
[Vic] The power to lift and to plant "Dirty" Dom.
Boom!
[Booker] Dom's out.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] The first title defense for Dragunov.
Take another look.
We talk about the look on his face. Look at the look on Dom's face.
He knew he was going for a ride.
[Booker] What landing, Vic.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] NXT champion drilling "Dirty" Dom.
Dom's regretting wanting the NXT championship match up.
NXT Universe can't help but smile.
I am sure Rey Mysterio is somewhere smiling as well
as his son is getting whooped.
[Booker] One thing about Ilja Dragunov, he can go all night long
at this pace right here.
-Whoa, yeah! -[crowd cheering]
[Booker] That was hot!
That was hot, man!
[Vic] Might not have been smart.
[crowd chanting] You fucked up.
[Vic] Dragunov firing back.
And now a receipt.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Multiple.
Beaten down!
[Booker] Dom has to protect.
Doesn't seem like it's happening in this match up, Vic.
[Vic] We saw the handshake between Ripley and Heyman
on Smack Down.
Can't imagine the tribal chief Roman Reigns was very happy
after watching [inaudible] on Saturday.
He returns Friday on Smack Down.
Imagine if "Dirty" Dom doesn't have the NXT championship
around his waist?
Could you imagine what's going to be on the mind of Roman Reigns?
619 dialed up.
[Booker] Tell you…
[Vic] Dragunov back to his feet. To the face!
[Booker] Big shot, big shot!
[Vic] Mysterio [inaudible] special,
oh, countered.
[Booker] So unpredictable,
-Dominik Mysterio. -[Vic] Mysterio, oh!
[inaudible] go Dragunov.
[Booker] He is there, Vic.
[Vic] He is dialing it up. 619.
Dom, [inaudible]
[Vic] Dragunov rocked. Dominik into the cover.
This can't be real.
-[Booker] I can't believe it. No! -[Vic] Oh my words.
-[Booker] Oh! -[Vic] Woo!
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Can you imagine if Dominik Mysterio walks away tonight
in the NXT champion?
Can you imagine that?
[Vic] Booker, that was the first question I asked when the match started.
Yes.
It would be terrible.
-[Booker] Like I said, the ratings. -[Vic] Oh, my.
-Mysterio now. -[Booker] The pop.
[Vic] Just saw the mad Dragunov.
The Dragunov eyes.
Dragunov right back to his feet.
And now what can stop this man?
What can keep Dragunov down?
With all the strength mustered up to the top.
Superplex!
[Booker] Oh! Beautiful!
[Vic] Ripley in disbelief.
Dragunov to his feet.
[crowd cheering]
"Dirty" Dom is starting to rise.
NXT title on the line.
That might be one of the smartest things Mysterio's ever done.
[Booker] Good coaching there by Rhea.
[Vic] Oh!
And Dom making Dragunov pay.
DDT!
Caught him up in the ropes as well.
Awkward landing. Gnarly landing as you may say, Book.
That may be the opening Mysterio needs.
This… How?
Booker, how is Dragunov countering?
-[Booker] He is a fighter, Vic. -[Vic] He certainly is.
[Booker] There is that Dom mentality.
There is that Dom mentality.
Oh, my god, man!
[Vic] We know what could be next.
The H-Bomb!
So much taken out of Dragunov.
Rhea Ripley, Mami is not going to be happy.
Dragunov now again.
Mysterio in his sights.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Finn Balor!
What the hell? McDonagh!
Where the hell they coming from? Uh-oh.
Blunt Force Trauma!
[Booker] What the hell.
[Vic] LA Knight is doing his job.
See you later!
Wait, Ripley.
No!
It's Trick.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic laughs]
[Vic] Ripley's been isolated.
Boom! Torpedo.
-Title on the line. -[Booker] That's it, Vic.
-That's it, Vic. -[Vic] Match continuing.
-[crowd] One, two, three. -[bell ringing]
[Vic] Not even into the cover.
Into the cover, Dragunov retains!
[Alicia] Here is your winner and still the NXT champion,
Ilja Dragunov!
[Vic] Trick may not like Ilja,
but he loathes Dominik Mysterio.
-[crowd cheering] -[violin music playing]
[Vic] I'm trying to figure out exactly what we just witnessed.
[Booker] Give it up to LA Knight. Give it up to LA Knight.
[Vic] LA Knight, a fantastic job trying to keep it under control
because Dragunov was adding the finishing touches.
Finn Balor interferes.
McDonagh from behind. Ilja is back.
He'll be frustrated. Bam!
-[Booker] Oh-oh. -[Vic] NXT first [inaudible]
See you later.
But in that moment Rhea Ripley swung,
didn't connect that time.
"Dirty" Dom won the title, would you beat Trick Williams?
Trick's seen that movie. Huh-uh, we ain't gonna see that again.
And in the earlier, [inaudible]
Torpedo, Moscow, was able to hit it.
And this is what LA Knight
-was brought here for by Cody Rhodes, -[bell ringing]
[Vic] the special guest referee,
to keep his eyes everywhere all around
as Ilja Dragunov retains the NXT championship.
[up-tempo music playing]
[Vic] Corbin?
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] Oh!
[crowd booing]
That championship is mine.
I beat you to it.
He's mine.
[up-tempo music playing]
[Vic] Corbin and Dijak sizing up the champion
and the NXT championship.
Hayes, thank you for allowing me to be here.
Sure. Thank you for coming.
Sorry that Bron out there disrespected you like that.
I can't believe that.
Don't let it knock your focus, man.
All right? It happens.
Yeah, but most importantly, thank you for taking my call last week
and giving me that advice I needed. Tonight bring that against Bron.
Are you kidding me, man?
[Trick laughs]
John Cena. It is a pleasure to meet you.
I am Trick Williams and thank you for coming to NXT, man.
-It means a lot. -Nice to meet you.
[inaudible]
Trick, look, I apologize for what happened with Judgment Day.
-You told me you were good, so I left. -Look, bro, now is not the time.
We can talk about this later. We are in front of John Cena now.
You can see me?
I'm kidding. Just easing the tension.
Come on. You guys are friends.
Superstars. You are both going to be champions again.
-Yeah. I like the sound of that. -With John by my side,
I'm taking out Bron tonight
and getting back my NXT championship.
And we will get back your NXT North American championship, too, Trick.
[crowd cheering]
-Okay. -And you both get what you want, right?
-Yeah. -Yeah.
That's all it is.
[in unison] And that's all it's gonna be.
Y'all, I got to get changed.
You good, man?
Yeah, I'm straight, man.
-Question, Cena. -Yeah?
When did you know it was your time?
[crowd] Oh!
Let's talk.
[up-tempo music playing]
[Vic] I am sure that will be an interesting conversation.
But NXT Anonymous saw an interesting situation earlier
as Paul Heyman talking to Ava.
And I could be a fly
on the wall to hear what the wise man had to say.
[Vic] Who is this?
[whistle sounds]
[Vic] Can't imagine any more surprises we could have here tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Oh.
Such a pleasure.
Hello, hello. Welcome to NXT.
-Thank you, a pleasure to be here. -Thank you very much.
We have a huge show tonight.
This is going to be a wild, wild time.
-Let's do it. -Thank you very much.
-You're beautiful. -I appreciate that.
[Jade] I'm excited being here tonight.
[Booker] I was wondering why he had the black stetson tonight.
[pop song playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a quarterfinals match
for the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament.
Introducing first accompanied by Elektra Lopez,
Lola Vice.
[Vic] Get ready because the first round of the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament
continues next live on NXT.
[crowd cheering]
You're the man I talk to tonight.
I am. Sheamus named me the special guest general manager.
Listen, you owe me.
Make the match.
I owe you?
You do owe me.
You understand last time we saw each other in Brooklyn,
you jumped me from behind.
I'm looking to wipe that late clean.
-Got it. -So make the match.
-You made a great case for yourself. -Okay.
You're the last guy who has beaten Ilja, right?
I know that because you told every single person in the building.
Listen, when it's true, it's true.
So make the match, me and Ilja,
"Halloween Havoc," for the title.
It's true, it's true. What else is true
is that Dijak has made
-a great case for himself. -Still talking, still talking.
Kind of one-upped you out there.
I could make a case for the winner Melo versus Bron.
No, you can't.
Actually, tonight I can.
-Hey. -That's ridiculous.
Relax.
You're gonna get your match. You're gonna get it.
-You're gonna get it. -Thank you, very simple, right?
If, if you win next week's triple threat
with Dijak and the winner of Melo versus Bron.
[crowd cheering]
So much for a clean slate.
It ain't easy.
Where's my respect?
I'm the champion here.
-No one respects me. -Hey, Dom.
Just because got your ass beat doesn't mean you treat people like dirt.
Hear too hard but I'm true right?
It was a freaking massacre.
Who the hell is this guy?
He ain't the NXT North American champion,
so he is no one. Let's go, Dom.
Okay. Bye!
[Frazer] Massive [inaudible]
[upbeat music playing]
[Alicia] Introducing her opponent, Dani Palmer.
[Vic] Continuing the Breakout Tournament,
who will join Jordan in the next round?
-Look at Dani Palmer… -[bell ringing]
…her attitude separated her, could from the field, Book.
[Booker] I think about the altitude. I think about the talent,
I'm thinking about her aptitude to learn.
This is what I'm thinking about.
[Vic] A little advice, Elektra Lopez here on the outside.
You can see Vice's confidence glowing everywhere.
[Booker] Yeah. She came from that fighting background.
Somebody who was a tumbler and acrobat.
Dani Palmer is going to have to show me something tonight.
[Vic] What a night it's been. General manager of the evening,
that being Cody Rhodes, saying that the NXT Breakout
-Tournament… -[Booker] Oh, oh, oh.
[Vic] In several weeks with the men. Now Vice trying to pick up steam,
getting caught by Palmer. Wait a minute.
Spoke too soon. Roll through by Palmer, shoulders down, near fall.
What did we hear from the American nightmare providing an opportunity
at the American dream to become a champion here in NXT.
To Corbin and Dijak.
[Booker] No pun intended, by Cody's all about dream matches, Vic.
You feel me? Dream matches.
[Vic] And then a little bit of extra stakes
for our main event match up still to come,
Bron Breakker/Carmelo Hayes.
Here we will find out who will advance to the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament.
Is this the toughest draw in round one?
[Booker] I think for Dani Palmer.
I look at Dani Palmer, she is green, Vic.
She has been thrown into the deep end of the pool.
See if she can sink or swim here tonight.
[Vic laughs] Yay.
That kick right to the stomach by Dani Palmer.
Of course, the winner gets a championship opportunity…
[Booker] Whoa! Wow!
[Vic] Successful last night beating Tegan Nox.
But take another look. Keeping an eye on the talent, bang!
No, no, no. Cover, cover, cover.
Dani Palmer able to kick out because, of course,
Becky lynch has to be keeping an eye on this tournament.
[Booker] Yes, indeed. Let me tell you right now,
Lola Vice has been taking the advice
from one Elektra Lopez, and that's that kill mentality.
Search and destroy, man. I love it!
[Vic] And facing Lyra for the women's title October…
[Booker] Oh!
[Vic] "Halloween Havoc."
And Lola Vice all smiles. She was happy
to see Roxanne Perez fall early your tonight.
Into the cover.
And a shoulder coming up. Another cover and another kick-out.
Dani Palmer certainly having to show something a little bit different.
I bring up this sort of tournament.
We talk about the tournament as you can see
the viewing area right now, superstars keeping an eye on this match.
The entire evening. Biggest NXT of all time.
Will competitors need an extra gear that right now might not exist?
[Booker] No. More than anything, Vic, understanding that you can't just come out
and think you are going to slip on a banana peel and get a victory.
You've got to have a playbook, man.
You got to have direction if you understand where you are going.
Here we go!
-[Vic] Palmer cross body connects. -[Booker] Beautiful.
[Vic] Better momentum carrying her off.
Palmer trying to fight through. She has not been the same
since Lola Vice connected with a vicious kick
to the midsection and Palmer trying right now to block that,
let the adrenaline fuel her with a drop kick.
The N.I.L. Signee trying to put it all together.
[Booker] I don't like that smile. You can't just smile in this situation.
You've got to take care of business.
[Vic] That positive attitude that stands out to the coaches
inside the performance center.
Taking a big risk! Able to land on her feet.
I don't know how she did that.
Kick didn't connect. Palmer strikes back.
Uppercut connects. Palmer, double knee.
-[Booker] Beautiful combination. -[Vic] [inaudible]
And there is that back, oh, didn't connect.
Lola Vice! Locked in! Submission!
-[inaudible] -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] May be the difference maker.
[Booker] It is, Vic.
-Whoa! -[Vic] Shoulders down.
-Shoulders out. -[Booker] What the hell.
-Wow! -[Vic] Relink with the hold.
-Continue this match again. -[Booker] Beautiful.
[Vic] Oh. What a beautiful kick…
-[crowd] One, two, three. -[Vic] to the side of the face right at…
-[bell ringing] -[Booker] Why don't you do it?
[pop music playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Lola Vice!
[Vic] And Vice will be dancing all the way to the next round.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Elektra Lopez very happy
with what she just witnessed here in the Breakout Tournament.
Take another look at this. Bam!
Right in the side of the face.
That's that extra gear, we're talking about,
being able to weather storms.
Lola Vice punches her ticket to the semifinals.
Two more first-round matches to take place in the coming weeks on NXT
as we continue the NXT Breakout Tournament.
[crowd cheering]
[trumpets playing]
[chill out music playing]
Class, today's lesson is a very important one.
[Thea] Hey, guys.
-Jacy told me I should come back to class. -Thea, that's great.
Yeah. I agreed.
[Thea] But only if Jacy came, too.
Hope it's okay, Mr. Chase.
You know, since we vibed so well together at ringside last week.
Okay, ladies. Take a seat.
Today we will be talking about "Halloween Havoc."
Established in 1989, a unique concept
from the mind of WWE hall of famer Dusty Rhodes.
This event originated in Philadelphia and…
[indistinct talking]
Ladies, if we could just keep it down for seconds.
[Mr. Chase] Thank you.
Where was I?
Philadelphia, Mr. Chase.
Thank you, Duke. The same city that will host this year's Wrestle Mania.
[Mr. Chase] NXT "Halloween Havoc" a two-week special.
[indistinct talking]
Class, if we could focus on taking notes?
[Mr. Chase] Class!
Oh, David.
[drums playing]
What the [beep] is so important on that screen?
Your kids and phones and social media?
Nothing good ever comes out of social media.
[David] Oh!
[Mr. Chase] Don't you ever get on your [beep] phone in my class again.
You, Jacy, everything was fine until you showed up.
What are you laughing at?
I am shocked how excited you are at the big news.
[indistinct talking]
You and Duke part of the Bada Bing, Bada Boom
tag team battle royal next week.
How'd you like that?
I guess good things do come from social media.
Right, David?
Dude, my phone.
[crowd laughs]
Hello? Can I get a round of applause
for the future number one contenders for the tag team title?
[class] Yes, you can. Yes, you can.
That's us!
[violin music playing]
Such an insightful class, professor.
We're going to have so much fun!
[crowd booing]
Bron Breakker!
You know, they say wisdom comes with experience,
and in all of my experiences I have worked with your father,
I have worked with your uncle, and you,
you have the best that both had to offer.
But I'm not a wise man because I remember the past.
I'm the wise man because I can see the future,
and the future is Bron Breakker
in the main event of WrestleMania.
And the only thing standing in your way
is Carmelo Hayes.
I don't care
if it's Carmelo, Cena,
doesn't matter who stands in my way.
I'm gonna break them all.
[crowd chattering]
Call Roman Reigns.
-[rap music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Booker, the time for talk is over.
It's main event time!
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by the greatest of all time,
John Cena,
Carmelo Hayes!
[Vic] Quite the moment for Carmelo.
Quite the way to get some redemption back
with John Cena in his corner.
Hayes goes one-on-one
with Bron Breakker for the first time on cable TV next.
[dramatic music playing]
[TV noise switching]
[man 4] Ladies and gentlemen
Domonik Mysterio!
Unpredictable.
Completely unpredictable.
-[man 5] Psychotic. -[man 4] He was really crazy.
-De ranged. -[man 5] Off the wall.
[man 4] Nut case.
[Brian] My father was one of the most infamous superstars in this business.
I'm not Hulk Hogan.
I'm Ryan and don't you ever forget it!
[Brian] Everywhere I go, people stop to tell me,
man, I loved your dad.
Such a Trey Blazer he was.
It seams everybody has such fond memories of my father.
You know who doesn't?
Me. His own damn son.
I lost him when I was just 4 years old.
I don't know him.
And you think being a WWE superstar would be the last thing I'd want to be.
You're right. Trust me, I tried.
I tried everything. I tried football, lacrosse, even I have a college degree.
But this industry has been in my blood since birth
and I could nervous scape it.
I have got no choice but to embrace it,
to inflict pain on the business that brought me so much grief.
But when they see this face,
I don't want them to think about my dead father.
I want them to think about me.
I'm nobody's junior.
And from this day forward,
I'm going to take on the last name of the real man who raised me,
the real father figure in my life.
And his name was Kane and now so is mine.
[TV turns off]
Well, looks like I will have to deal with Shotzi on my own time.
Asuka, thank you for tonight. Appreciate it.
You left just enough of Roxanne for me to finish.
[Blair] Hey!
What's going on?
[in unison] Shotzi!
-Enough of a, sensi. -Sensai?
-Yeah. -Sensai.
[speaking Japanese]
Hi, Asuka.
[crowd chattering]
These normies and their praise.
Hi, Asuka.
I'm Tiffany Stratton. You knew that already.
Excuse me.
You're excused.
From one dominant NXT women's champion
to the other, let me know if you need anything at all.
Did daddy not teach you any manners?
Oh, no.
But he did teach me to treat people like you differently.
Toodles!
People like me.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vic] Special guest general manager, the American night mare, Cody Rhodes.
Made huge matches next week.
Dijak and Dragunov.
Could be a case be made for the winner of the main event.
That should be the number one contender next week.
Whoever wins faces Corbin/Dijak to determine
who faces Dragunov for the NXT title.
The American nightmare giving these tag teams their dream opportunity
in the first ever Bada Bing, Bada Boom battle royal.
Who faces the family at night one
at "Halloween Havoc" for the NXT tag team title.
And before entering the big time night one of "Halloween Havoc,"
lyra Valkyria faces the returning Tegan Nox.
They had a very interesting conversation and interaction tonight…
[Paul] Ladies and gentlemen!
[Vic] That was rude.
[crowd booing]
Ladies and gentlemen!
My name is Paul…
[crowd] Heyman.
[crowd cheering]
Your name is not Paul Heyman.
But my name is Paul Heyman.
I serve as special counsel
and the wise man to your tribal chief,
the reigning, defending, undisputed
WWE universal heavyweight champion,
Roman Reigns!
And on behalf of my tribal chief,
it is my honor, it is my privilege,
it is my pleasure to introduce to you
the single most talented performer on the entire NXT roster,
a WrestleMania moment waiting to happen,
on behalf of Roman Reigns,
I give to you
"Bad Ass" Bron Breakker!
[siren wailing]
[up-tempo music playing]
[Vic] Quite the introduction from the wise man, Paul Heyman.
I asked Bron about the noise surrounding this match.
Here tonight the noise surrounding the evening,
he said lions don't concern themselves
with the opinions of sheep.
[Booker] Tell you something, Vic.
You can about bet your last money that Paul Heyman is,
you know, connecting with Bron Breakker…
[Vic] I don't mean to cut you off,
but I think Heyman brought his chapstick tonight.
[Booker] That's not him, man.
He definitely is going to latch on to Bron Breakker
because he sees one thing, Vic.
A star.
A star, man.
[Vic] Heyman said that Bron
-has all the tools… -[Booker] All the tools.
[Vic] …to pass his father and his uncle combined.
He understands that Bron is a rare breed.
And you have been around his father and his uncle.
[Booker] He has been an athlete his whole life.
-He is a hybrid athlete as well. -[bell ringing]
[Booker] One thing about Bron Breakker, he has that search and destroy mentality.
If you gets you in his sights, Vic, it's going to be over
and it's going to be over quick with that spear.
[Vic] First time they have met on NXT TV.
Breakker focused on Melo and also on John Cena on the outside.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] You've got to wonder if the confidence is shaken
by this man, Carmelo Hayes.
He has had a rough time as of late.
[Vic] The rematch of the WrestleMania weekend main event in history.
And it's amazing to think about the mentors for Carmelo Hayes.
He gets to pick your brain.
He has John Cena on speed dial, not to mention Shawn Michaels
being around him weekly.
[Booker] Tell you right now, no like the name dropping and all that.
[Vic] Bend again, drop.
[Booker] Think this, Vic. You've got to go out there and do it on your own.
Test your [inaudible]
with superstars like this man right here, Bron Breakker.
[Vic] And look, it's hard to argue that Bron has been the most dominant champion
in recent memory.
Only Finn Balor, one of Heyman's new associates,
held the NXT title for more combined days than Bron.
[Booker] I agree with you 100%.
But right now it's more than just about championships for Bron Breakker.
He wants to bring that man in front of him.
He wants to prove to everybody here at NXT,
not just NXT [inaudible]
the main roster, that he is the "Bad Ass" Bron Breakker.
[Vic] Breakker said he was going to break them all,
whether it was Hayes, Cena, who was standing in his way.
Showcasing that power, that strength.
But right now it's the speed, it's the quickness, elusiveness
being shown by Carmelo Hayes.
Here is the speed and the sudden impact countered!
Oh! Clothesline.
[Booker] You've got to like that.
Right now Carmelo Hayes is going to have to elevate his game
in this match up tonight against Bron Breakker.
[Vic] Breakker doing the wise thing, trying to regroup, trying to reset.
It's all Carmelo Heyes.
Come on.
-[Vic] Heyes hit [inaudible] -[inaudible] Knock your face.
[Paul] Quarterback, close out of them.
[crowd cheering]
-[crowd cheering] -Shut up!
[Vic] First time on NXT TV Bron Breakker going one-on-one with Carmelo Hayes.
In the corner of Carmelo Hayes, the greatest of all time, John Cena.
In the corner of Bron Breakker, the wise man, Paul Heyman,
the GM for the night Cody Rhodes upped the stakes of this match.
The winner faces Dijak [inaudible] in a triple threat match,
become the number one contender to the NXT title.
Huge main event match up.
Take a look at Bron Breakker.
What does it tell the universe about Bron for Roman Reigns
to authorize Heyman to be here tonight?
[Booker] He is a big star.
Let you know he is on the radar to move up to the next level, Vic.
We are talking about money in this young man, Bron Breakker.
[Vic] Of course, wolverines of course.
A season premier of Smack Down on Fox.
Right but right now Bron Breakker. A nasty spill.
Hayes able to hold on. That could have been game changing
in this match up.
[Booker] The balance of this young man, Carmelo Hayes, though,
right there like candy.
He needs to do a whole lot more of that
if he expects to walk away the victor in this match up.
[Vic] John Cena's advice to Carmelo Hayes,
get up, get back in the fight that.
Is what Carmelo Hayes is doing in this moment, fighting.
[Booker] Got to hustle.
That's what John Cena's gonna tell him.
You've got to get to that spot, man.
[Vic] What is on the mind of Carmelo Hayes?
Where is the landing spot?
-Oh! -[Booker] Oh, man!
[Vic] And Bron crashed and burnt but Hayes took the worst of that.
-Face-first off the top rope. -[Booker] I don't know.
-I don't know if Bron Breakker… -[Vic] What do you mean?
Bron is smiling. He's gonna smile a sinister smile on his face.
And Breakker right back in the ring.
You talk about the face. Look at the eyes of Paul Heyman.
Of course, John Cena here at the goodness of his heart,
came to line his pockets.
But once again take a look. Nasty landing from both.
Worse for wear, Carmelo Hayes, who just got hung out to dry.
[Booker] That just was not right having that comment about Paul Heyman.
[Vic] Into the cover. Hook of the leg.
[Booker] Line his pockets. He is a businessman.
What do you expect, Vic?
He is a scouting talent. Who is the biggest talent in NXT?
-[Vic] Bron Breakker. -[Booker] Come on.
Give him a problem.
[Vic] And when it comes to Heyman, he says wisdom comes with experience.
He has an eye for talent. He sees it in Bron Breakker.
He knows Bron is a rare breed.
Can Bron Breakker win tonight? You look at the eyes of John Cena.
What advice can he have for Carmelo Hayes in this moment?
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] I am thinking about this match, a loss for Carmelo Hayes,
his psyche is going to be totally dented and perhaps fractured,
maybe unrepairable if he loses this match up here tonight, Vic.
[Vic] Heyman has an eye for talent. He is eying up Bron Breakker.
Imagine what he is thinking about Carmelo Hayes.
-Hayes just got taken down! -[Booker] Wow.
[Vic] The sudden impact from Bron Breakker!
[Booker] Talking about the quickness of this young man, Bron Breakker.
[Vic] It's been a different attitude in the last few months
for the "Bad Ass" Bron Breakker and that even caught John Cena,
who has seen it all, in his career.
By surprise.
[Booker] Tell you something, Vic. I love the [inaudible]
-[Vic] Gut buster! -[Booker] But I'm gonna tell you.
Without championships, without all of that, him, me…
[Vic] Cover, hook of the leg for the win,
and join that triple threat match next week.
A half second away for Bron Breakker.
One more look. Talk about sudden impact.
Man. You've got to imagine Bron Breakker now focusing on the midsection,
softening up that area for that spear.
[Booker] Look how comfortable Bron Breakker is.
He is jawing at John Cena now before he finishes it off.
[Vic] He is looking right into Cena's eyes.
We have seen this before.
Talk about insult.
[crowd cheering]
How low can you go? Cena not impressed.
Hayes with a super kick!
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Where did Hayes get it from?
And Cena now rallying the NXT universe
because out of nowhere right hand from Carmelo.
Bam! Right under the jaw.
Now Hayes is rolling.
John Cena said that a lot of the core values he has
he shares with Hayes.
Carmelo Hayes now is not backing down.
He is not quitting. He is bringing the fight to Bron.
[Booker] He is going to have to fight Bron Breakker
if he expects to get a victory here tonight.
Oh, yes!
[Vic] The counter, into the cover, hook of the leg.
Will it be enough to get to triple threat match?
And Bron Breakker his left shoulder just getting off the mat.
Oh, so close to Carmelo Hayes right here.
Innovative offense, was almost able to punch his ticket
to that huge triple threat match next week.
Hayes trying to become the number one contender
to reclaim his NXT title, to go…
-[Booker] A shot, Vic. -[Vic] For another shot
at Ilja Dragunov. Right now to the top.
Look, Bron Breakker and Hayes have gone at it before.
They have each other well scouted. Bron sensed what was coming.
[crowd chanting] NXT.
This our main event between these two superstars.
Bron Breakker and Carmelo Hayes.
So much taken out of these two in this main event match up.
Bron trying to muscle Hayes up. Look at Hayes starting to fight again.
[crowd cheering]
A little bit of separation.
Carmelo to the top. And so does Bron.
[Booker] Look at the athleticism! Oh, oh!
[Vic] That was some sort of face buster.
-Into the cover. -[Booker] That's it.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Vic] Hayes able to kick out.
I don't know how, but Bron Breakker,
we walk about innovative offense.
Just pulled a rabbit out of the hat.
Almost disaster for both.
But in the end, Bron dropping Hayes, and now looking for the spear.
[Booker] That athleticism of this man, Bron Breakker is unbelievable.
Oh!
[Vic] [inaudible] Hayes.
Hayes able to counter in a moment. But I think Bron went into the steal post.
Bron may be out.
Bron. Heyman worried. No.
Uh-oh.
Got caught. Got hoisted. Dropped!
-Breakker hooked both legs. -One, two, three.
[Vic] And there is no quit in Carmelo Hayes.
Cena on the outside trying to rally Carmelo.
The NXT universe trying to rally Carmelo.
[Booker] Beautiful instinct from Carmelo Hayes
to create a little bit of space between him and Bron Breakker.
Could have been a bad move.
[Vic] This could be bad intentions.
We saw what happened last time Breakker had steel steps in his hands.
Here's Cena!
[Booker] What the hell?
[Vic] The referee didn't see what happened and Solo Sikoa from the bloodline.
Cena, Sikoa, these two fighting up.
-What is going on, Booker? -[Booker] I don't know.
[Vic] Paul Heyman's attention has been turned.
Boom! We still got a match going on.
You're right. The official didn't see what transpired.
He was being distracted by Heyman.
Heyman's gone.
Cena's gone.
Shooting his shot.
Nothing But Net!
[Booker] Wow!
[Vic] When he shoots, he don't miss.
[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Vic] Carmelo Hayes stands tall! -[bell ringing]
[upbeat music playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Carmelo Hayes!
[Vic] And not just a win tonight, Book.
He now goes to the triple threat match next week
courtesy of our special general manager tonight Cody Rhodes.
Hayes. The spear!
[crowd booing]
[Vic] What a sore loser.
Absolute disgrace.
[Booker] Wow.
You lose.
There is only one bad ass in all of WWE.
[gong sounds]
[crowd cheering]
[motorcycle engine sounding]
[upbeat music playing]
[crowd] Hey, hey, hey!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Holy shit.
You listen to me, old timer!
[crowd booing]
There is only one bad ass around here.
You understand me?
[crowd chanting] You fucked up.
Now, Bron,
I've been watching you for a long time.
And one day you're gonna be a very special talent.
Yeah.
It's just one thing.
It ain't today.
[crowd cheering]
[Vic] Bron Breakker just made famous by the undertaker!
[Booker] Yeah!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Holy shit.
[crowd chanting] Undertaker.
Young fella,
you see, I'm gonna give you a little advice.
There is always an older, bigger,
badder, bad ass waiting around the corner.
[crowd cheering]
You just met the baddest of them all.
[crowd cheering]
[rap music playing]
[Vic] What a moment.
There is only one American bad ass
and if Heyes continues his momentum,
he could be the one.
Once again, in NXT.
[crowd cheering]